Liquidity

Insurers have long navigated a distinctive set of investment challenges, what can they do to build portfolios resilient enough for today's volatile environment?

The ReturnPlus strategy invests in a broad range of liquidity sub-asset classes, while consuming limited regulatory capital. Our ReturnPlus team explores the potential benefits for investors.

Tokenisation is more than a technical novelty. Our simple guide explains how blockchain turns assets into digital tokens and examines the potential benefits and risks.

New guidance on the rules governing European money market funds should strengthen the market’s foundations and provide a firm footing for innovation and growth, argues Alastair Sewell.

Owning and trading assets as digital tokens could transform markets, and money market funds are leading the charge. We explore what this means for investors.

Correlation is one of the most widely used statistical measures in modern finance. But investors looking for genuine portfolio diversification may wish to use it alongside other metrics as they look to mitigate risk.

Despite some headwinds, the liquidity team expects broadly supportive conditions in 2026. The new year could also see interesting developments in regulation and tokenisation.

This month’s Bond Voyage looks at the Bulk Purchase Annuity (BPA) market in the UK – the quiet market making loud moves.

In this month’s Bond Voyage, we introduce SHIELD – the downside protection framework used by our fixed income division. SHIELD is designed to ensure our portfolios remain resilient in challenging market conditions while maintaining capital efficiency.

As many central banks begin cutting interest rates, short-term bond strategies can offer a complement to cash holdings. Alastair Sewell explains.

This month, our fixed income teams discuss the drivers behind emerging and developed market convergence, what the US hybrid boom has in store, the continued popularity of money-market funds, and the ups and downs of high yield. 

This month, our fixed income teams discuss the boom in hybrid issuance and weigh up the risks and opportunities of potential tariffs, interest rate moves and fiscal dynamics.

As we negotiate an uncertain landscape, our fixed income teams reflect on potential sources of resilience.

In this article, we explore the logic behind holding assets in cash, the difference between saving and investment, and why a longer-term focus may help investors achieve their objectives.

The conditions for investing in liquidity look broadly favourable for 2025, but that’s not to say it will be plain sailing.

With a new US president poised to take office, central banks diverging and ongoing political uncertainty, how are the key fixed income asset classes positioned for the year ahead?